Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
May 6, 2001
Submitted
May 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7292U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21570
Aircraft time
63,838 hours, 36,669 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 6 SLAT ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD RIBS ARE CRACKED. REPAIRED ATTACHMENT RIBS PER SM-0R 70-57-56-01-AR5.